The white grape variety originates from the Ukraine. Synonyms or breeding numbers are DM-63, Solnechnodolinskii. The parentage is unknown. However, it has morphological similarities with the local variety Kapselsky. The variety was selected at the end of the 1960s by grower P. M. Gramotenko at the Magarach Viticultural Institute on the Crimean peninsula. The late-maturing, high-yielding vine is cultivated in the Sudak region in the Solnechnaya Dolina (Sun Valley) area of Crimea, after which it was named. It is used there as a blend in mainly sweet dessert wines. No stocks were reported in 2016 (Kym Anderson statistics).
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